The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-03-12

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FLORIDA strawberries are In the market
at Detroit Twenty cents each.
A Maine man is about 70 open upa
boot and shoe factory in Bay City.
The oar factory at Maple Rapids is
turning out from 800 TO 1000 oars daily.
Saginaw City has nised $4,000 OF the
required $4,000 to build WOODEN mill.
The railroad company is not able to
supply cars enough TO freight cedar railway
ties from Apena-
The insurance agencies at Lansing have
abandoned the extra charges made on
premises containing gasoline stoves.
John Goheen, OF Monroe, is serving
years sentence Mt Jackson for forging his
mother-in-law's name as surety 10 note.
The Reed Harrow Company, OF Kala-
mazoo, is shipping about 2.0O1 harrows per
week. which shows that their business is not
dragging.
There are 32i postoffices in this State
in the fourth class whose salary allowed is
less than $40 quarter, and 304 whore it is
between SIG and $40 per quarter.
"A stick of timber was fished out of the
bottom of the Saginaw River last week
worth SIS. II had been sunk nearly twenty
years at Stone Island. near Bay City.
- The st. Louis Republican claims that
during the past four months merchants at
that place have paid out TO farmers in that
vicinity the sum of 100000 for various
kinds of products.
The saloon keepers in every city and
village Of the Upper Peninsula have or
ganized and subscribed funds against the
prohibitory amendments. The other side
is also organizing, and tho campaign will
be lively.
j. ii. Parker, a pioneer OF Lenawee
County from 1888, died lately at his home.
just north of Adrian, at the age OF SO
years. He was, until within short time,
resident of Rome. His wife survives
him, and they have lived together 63 years,
an instance of continued married life that
is rarely equaled.
Mayor Mines. Of Coldwaler, discov-
cred thief in the act of stealing n pound
OF tobacco in his store the other day, and
instead of having him janed Mr.. Mines
gave him chance TO escape prosecution by
confessing the deed to the Salvation Army
and paying the Captain 80 for the privi-
loge. The offer was gladly embraced
The will Of DIR. Edmund Rogers,
brother of Randolph Rogers. the sculptor.
who died at Quincy few days ago. was
probated at Detroit. After bequeathing
about $4,000 to relatives, he leaves the
residue of his fortune TO any six women
whose husbands are drunkards. Rogers
was bachelor, and his will is unique.
The Kalamazoo Screw Button Com
pany is the name OF new concern just or
ganized in Kalamazoo. The company con-
sists of Gen. VIM. Shakespeare and Mr..
II. $. Wilson, and has been formed for the
purpose OF manufacturing and selling a
new style Of button, invented by Mr.. Will
son. The button, as all bachelors will be
interested TO learn. is fastened TO the cloth
ing without sewing.
Much excitement has been caused al
Marquette by the find Of rich body OF hard
hematite ore at Mt. Mesnard, the southern
limit Of the city. eleven feet below the sur
face. The vein is six feet wide, OF clean
ore, with well-defined walls, and many in
dications of bonanza for the discoveries.
II is within three-quarters OF a mile OF the
lake, and the mine could ship directly by
an incline railway. Attempts are being
made 10 secure option on adjoining forties.
"A sensation was caused at Jncksoa by
the discovery that a butcher, who is quite
extensively engaged in the pork trade OF
that city, fattencd his hogs on dead horses.
The facts were brought 10 light during an
examination OF Loyal Fessenden for yio-
lating the health ordinance. He testified
that the dead horses that were drawn from
the city were hauled to the butcher TO feed
pigs. The Board Of Health have not yet
determined what they will do, but IL is
stated that some action will DO taken in
the case.
The Methodist resort at Bay View,
near Petoskey, is being extensively inn
proved and will DO nearly doubled in size
by the erection Of n large addition for the
coming season. The hotel accommoda-
tons will also be materially increased.
Iron water fnoina ora bafnO laid In the